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Harm Visibility

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How plainly a system exposes the human impact of its decisions in real time.

Definition

How plainly a system exposes the human impact of its decisions in real time. High harm visibility pairs logs, narratives, and alerts so oversight horizons extend beyond dashboards and ethical interrupts trigger on lived effects, not just technical anomalies.

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Also tagged: Structural

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v1.1.0

Last updated

Jan 9, 2026

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APA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Harm Visibility. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/harm-visibility

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Harm Visibility." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/harm-visibility.

Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Harm Visibility." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/harm-visibility.

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@misc{glossary_harm-visibility,
  title={Harm Visibility},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/harm-visibility},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

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TY  - WEB
TI  - Harm Visibility
AU  - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team
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ER  -

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Contact: research@ethotechnics.org

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Jan 9, 2026
  • Version: v1.1.0
  • DOI: Pending Zenodo deposit

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Changelog

  • v1.1.0 · 2026-01-09 — Expanded scholarly metadata, operational tests, and provenance notes.
  • v1.0.0 · 2025-12-03 — Initial glossary release with stable permalinks.